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Rebuilding the Internet. For Good.
DECENTRALIZED
Melba Roy Mouton, 1960
The earliest version of the World Wide Web, created by
Tim Berners-Lee (above) in 1990, continues to inspire us.
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The Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web is a
nonprofit organization committed to preserving humanity’s
most important information by fostering the development of
open-source software and open protocols.
We aspire to ensure the
power of humanity’s most
important information is
never compromised, abused,
or ruled by any single entity.
Here are some of the groups
we work to support>>
FFDW exists to advance
humankind by furthering the
future of the web through
education, research, and
development.
Advisors
Advisors
Advisors
ADA LOVELACE
KATHERINE
JOHNSON
MARGARET
HAMILTON
BREWSTER KAHLE
Founder, Internet Archive
JOE LUBIN
Founder of ConsenSys
Cofounder of Ethereum
GEORGIA QUINN
General Counsel, Anchorage
ALEX FEERST
CEO, Murmuration Labs
SANDRA RO
CEO, Global Blockchain
Business Council
FFDW Board
FFDW Board
FFDW Board
.*
FFDW
Grants
FFDW
Grants
FFDW
Grants
>> The Starling Lab
ADA LOVELACE
Who We Are
Who We Are
Who We Are
Education
We support programs that
educate the public about how
the internet works and what a
Web3 future means for
business, governments, and
consumers alike.
Research
We explore ways to improve and
expand decentralized web data
retrieval and storage with
outputs that are freely and
publicly accessible.
Funding
We are dedicated to funding
the development of open-
source tools that will be the
backbone of tomorrow’s
decentralized web.
Development
We drive the creation and
development of technologies
that will enable decentralized
file storage of humanity’s most
important information.
What We Do
What We Do
What We Do
GRANT SPOTLIGHT
The Filecoin Foundation for the
Decentralized Web
announced a multi-year
commitment to
The Starling Lab
, a new
research center tackling the technical and
ethical challenges of establishing trust in
the most sensitive digital records of our
human history.
The $2 million USD long-term donation to
The Starling Lab
will be used to hire full-
time staff and fund fellowships at The Lab,
bringing together faculty, students, and
experts to develop open-source tools, best
practices, and case studies to document
human and civil rights violations, war crimes,
and testimony of genocide.
>> MARTA BELCHER
General Counsel, Protocol Labs
>> RAINEY REITMAN
Digital Rights Activist
>> BRIAN BEHLENDORF
Executive Director, Hyperledger
>> KRISTIN SMITH
Executive Director, Blockchain Association
Determined to bring Web3 to life, FFDW has assembled an outstanding
group of advisors for guidance and support.
What is your non-profit
status?
FFDW has applied for 501(c)(3) tax exempt,
private operating foundation status.
Maintaining adherence to mission is important
from source (FFDW) to destination (end
recipient), no matter the type of funding
instrument (contract, grant, donation) used to
provide resources to end recipients.
What’s the relationship
between the Filecoin
Foundation for the
Decentralized Web and the
Filecoin Foundation?
The creators of Filecoin envisioned an
independent foundation that would serve as the
long-term governance body for the Filecoin
ecosystem. Its original mandate was to “grow an
open ecosystem for decentralized storage” and
to “give developers an open and sustainable
platform to build, enhance and monetize those
services.”
The Filecoin Foundation (FF) is an independent
organization that facilitates governance of the
Filecoin network, funds critical development
projects, supports the growth of the Filecoin
ecosystem, and advocates for Filecoin and the
decentralized web. FF does this by coordinating
and supporting the creation and improvement of
open-source software and open protocols for
decentralized data storage and retrieval
networks.
The Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized
Web (FFDW) focuses on charitable activities
related to preserving important datasets, such
as building and supporting the decentralized
web community, funding research and
development, and educating the public about
the decentralized web.
Interested in grants or other funding opportunities?
Send us an email
hello@ffdweb.org
* Follow us on social media,
@FFDWeb
, for the latest updates
from FFDW and open calls for grants
SUSAN
KARE
1987
Frequently
Asked
Questions
Frequently
Asked
Questions
Frequently
Asked
Questions
>> A Better Web
WHY WE EXIST
SHEILA WARREN
Head of Blockchain and Data
Policy, World Economic Forum
CENTRALIZED
KATIE BIBER
Chief Legal Officer, Brex
WENDY HANAMURA
Director of Partnerships
Internet Archive
Filecoin Foundation for the
Decentralized Web
What we do
Who we are
Grants
FAQs
Get Involved
DECENTRALIZED
CENTRALIZED
.*
Rebuilding the Internet. For Good.
The Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web is a
nonprofit organization committed to preserving humanity’s
most important information by fostering the development of
open source software and open protocols.
Who we are
Who we are
Who we are
FFDW exists to advance
humankind by furthering the
future of the web through
education, research, and
development.
The earliest version of the World Wide Web, created by
Tim Berners-Lee (above) in 1990, continues to inspire us.
Education
We support programs that educate
the public about how the internet
works and what a Web3 future
means for business, governments,
and consumers alike.
Research
We explore ways to improve and
expand decentralized web data
retrieval and storage with outputs
that are freely and publicly
accessible.
Funding
We are dedicated to funding the
development of open-source tools
that will be the backbone of
tomorrow’s decentralized web.
Development
We drive the creation and
development of technologies that
will enable decentralized file
storage of humanity’s most
important information.
What We Do
What We Do
What We Do
We aspire to ensure the
power of humanity’s most
important information is
never compromised,
abused, or ruled by any
single entity. Here are
some of the groups we
work to support>>
FFDW
Grants
FFDW
Grants
FFDW
Grants
>> The Starling Lab
GRANT SPOTLIGHT
The Filecoin Foundation for the
Decentralized Web
announced a
multi-year commitment to
The
Starling Lab
, a new research center
tackling the technical and ethical
challenges of establishing trust in
the most sensitive digital records of
our human history.
The $2 million USD long-term
donation to
The Starling Lab
will be
used to hire full-time staff and fund
fellowships at The Lab, bringing
together faculty, students, and
experts to develop open-source
tools, best practices, and case
studies to document human and civil
rights violations, war crimes, and
testimony of genocide.
FFDW Board
FFDW Board
FFDW Board
>> MARTA BELCHER
General Counsel, Protocol Labs
>> RAINEY REITMAN
Digital Rights Activist
>> BRIAN BEHLENDORF
Executive Director, Hyperledger
>> KRISTIN SMITH
Executive Director,
Blockchain Association
ADA LOVELACE
KATHERINE
JOHNSON
MARGARET
HAMILTON
Advisors
Advisors
Advisors
Determined to bring Web3 to life, FFDW has assembled an
outstanding group of advisors for guidance and support.
BREWSTER KAHLE
Founder, Internet Archive
JOE LUBIN
Founder of ConsenSys
Cofounder of Ethereum
GEORGIA QUINN
General Counsel, Anchorage
ALEX FEERST
CEO, Murmuration Labs
SHEILA WARREN
Head of Blockchain and Data
Policy, World Economic Forum
SANDRA RO
CEO, Global Blockchain
Business Council
What is your non-profit
status?
FFDW has applied for 501(c)(3) tax
exempt, private operating foundation
status. Maintaining adherence to
mission is important from source (FFDW)
to destination (end recipient), no matter
the type of funding instrument
(contract, grant, donation) used to
provide resources to end recipients.
What’s the relationship
between the Filecoin
Foundation for the
Decentralized Web and
the Filecoin Foundation?
The creators of Filecoin envisioned an
independent foundation that would serve
as the long-term governance body for the
Filecoin ecosystem. Its original mandate
was to “grow an open ecosystem for
decentralized storage” and to “give
developers an open and sustainable
platform to build, enhance and monetize
those services.”
The Filecoin Foundation (FF) is an
independent organization that facilitates
governance of the Filecoin network, funds
critical development projects, supports the
growth of the Filecoin ecosystem, and
advocates for Filecoin and the
decentralized web. FF does this by
coordinating and supporting the creation
and improvement of open-source software
and open protocols for decentralized data
storage and retrieval networks.
The Filecoin Foundation for the
Decentralized Web (FFDW) focuses on
charitable activities related to preserving
important datasets, such as building and
supporting the decentralized web
community, funding research and
development, and educating the public
about the decentralized web.
Frequently
Asked
Questions
Frequently
Asked
Questions
Frequently
Asked
Questions
SUSAN
KARE
1987
Interested in grants or other funding opportunities?
Send us an email
hello@ffdweb.org
* Follow us on social media,
@FFDWeb
, for the latest updates
from FFDW and open calls for grants
>> A Better Web
WHY WE EXIST
WENDY HANAMURA
Director of Partnerships
Internet Archive
Melba Roy Mouton, 1960
Get
Involved
Get
Involved
Get
Involved
KATIE BIBER
Chief Legal Officer, Brex
Filecoin Foundation for the
Decentralized Web
What we do
Who we are
Grants
FAQs
Get Involved
DECENTRALIZED
CENTRALIZED
Rebuilding the Internet. For Good.
Who we are
Who we are
Who we are
The Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web
is a nonprofit organization committed to preserving
humanity’s most important information by fostering the
development of open source software and open protocols.
The earliest version of the World Wide Web, created by
Tim Berners-Lee (above) in 1990, continues to inspire us.
Education
We support programs that
educate the public about
how the internet works and a
Web3 future means for
business, governments and
consumers alike.
Research
We explore ways to improve
and expand decentralized
web data retrieval and
storage with outputs freely
and publicly accessible.
Funding
We are dedicated to funding
the development of open-
source tools that will be the
backbone of tomorrow’s
decentralized web.
Development
We drive the creation and
development of technologies
that will enable
decentralized file storage of
humanity’s most important
information.
What we do
What we do
What we do
We aspire to ensure the
power of humanity’s most
important information is
never compromised, abused,
or ruled by any single entity.
Here are some of the groups
we work to support >>
FFDW
Grants
FFDW
Grants
FFDW
Grants
>> The Starling Lab
GRANT SPOTLIGHT
The Filecoin Foundation for the
Decentralized Web announced a multi-year
commitment to The Starling Lab, a new
research center tackling the technical and
ethical challenges of establishing trust in
the most sensitive digital records of our
human history.
The $2 million USD long-term donation to
The Starling Lab will be used to hire full-time
staff and fund fellowships at The Lab,
bringing together faculty, students, and
experts to develop open-source tools, best
practices, and case studies to document
human and civil rights violations, war
crimes, and testimony of genocide.
>> MARTA BELCHER
General Counsel,
Protocol Labs
>> RAINEY REITMAN
Digital Rights Activist
>> BRIAN BEHLENDORF
Executive Director,
Hyperledger
>> KRISTIN SMITH
Executive Director,
Blockchain Association
FFDW Board
FFDW Board
FFDW Board
ADA LOVELACE
KATHERINE
JOHNSON
MARGARET
HAMILTON
Advisors
Advisors
Advisors
Determined to bring Web3 to life, FFDW has
assembled an outstanding group of advisors
for guidance and support.
What is your non-profit status?
FFDW has applied for 501(c)(3) tax exempt, private
operating foundation status. Maintaining
adherence to mission is important from source
(FFDW) to destination (end recipient), no matter
the type of funding instrument (contract, grant,
donation) used to provide resources to end
recipients.
Frequently
asked
questions
Frequently
asked
questions
Frequently
asked
questions
What’s the relationship between
the Filecoin Foundation for the
Decentralized Web and the
Filecoin Foundation?
The creators of Filecoin envisioned an independent
foundation that would serve as the long-term
governance body for the Filecoin ecosystem. Its
original mandate was to “grow an open ecosystem
for decentralized storage” and to “give developers
an open and sustainable platform to build, enhance
and monetize those services.”
The Filecoin Foundation (FF) is an independent
organization that facilitates governance of the
Filecoin network, funds critical development
projects, supports the growth of the Filecoin
ecosystem, and advocates for Filecoin and the
decentralized web. FF does this by coordinating
and supporting the creation and improvement of
open-source software and open protocols for
decentralized data storage and retrieval networks.
The Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web
(FFDW) focuses on charitable activities related to
preserving important datasets, such as building
and supporting the decentralized web community,
funding research and development, and educating
the public about the decentralized web.
* Follow us on social media,
@FFDWeb
, for the latest
updates from FFDW and
open calls for grants
Interested in grants or other
funding opportunities?
Send us an email
hello@ffdweb.org
SUSAN
KARE
1987
.
BREWSTER KAHLE
Founder, Internet Archive
WENDY HANAMURA
Director of Partnerships Internet
Archive
JOE LUBIN
Founder of ConsenSys
Cofounder of Ethereum
GEORGIA QUINN
General Counsel, Anchorage
SANDRA RO
CEO, Global Blockchain
Business Council
SHEILA WARREN
Head of Blockchain and Data
Policy, World Economic Forum
ALEX FEERST
CEO, Murmuration Labs
Melba Roy Mouton, 1960
KATIE BIBER
Chief Legal Officer, Brex
Get
Involved
Get
Involved
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FFDW exists to
advance humankind by
furthering the future
of the web through
education, research,
and development.
>> A Better Web
WHY WE EXIST